Old Woman Attacked in Stephens City. Nephew Held
Aunt Sophie Taper, over ninety, was found beaten and unconscious in her Stephens City home. Her nephew John Curry was arrested on felonious assault charges and jailed without bail after a preliminary hearing. witnesses place Curry at the scene with blood on his clothing. Authorities search for other suspects as the motive remains unclear and prognosis for Sophie is grave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Sophie Taper
Frederick County
Stephens City
Sophie
John Curry
Luther Pannett
Star
Taylor
Curry
John Hawkins
Drayman
Thompson
Aeee
White Death Claims Miss Annie Cain At 28
Miss Annie Elizabeth Cain died at home on West Cecil Street after a long illness from consumption. She was 28, survived by her mother and brother James Cain, with six siblings before her who also died from the disease. Funeral plans to be announced with services likely Monday at 2 PM, burial at Mount Hebron. She was known for fine character and steadfast faith saying she was ready to go.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Cecil Street
James Cain
Miss Cain
Five Killed As Train Wreck Near Danville Virginia
Special to The Star reporting a 4 10 a m rear end collision on the Southern Railroad near Danville Virginia. Five men died and the wreck caused cars to catch fire. Engineer Kinney, brother of the engineer who died in the Spencer incident, is among the dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Star
Washington
Southern Railroad
Danville
Spencer
Death Takes Away A Grand Old Man
Jacob Miller of Lebanon Church Shenandoah County died Tuesday night at age 86. He leaves a widow Margaret Hahn and six children including Katie Ellen and Mary Ellen at home Josephus Snarr in Oologah Oklahoma Israel Winda mood Levi F Miller at home and John M Miller of Independence Kansas. The funeral was Thursday at ten o'clock with Rev J M Tice officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JM. Tice
Rat Bite Triggers Prolonged Illness In Boy
Earthline reports a 10-year-old boy confined to bed for fifteen weeks after a rat bite on the foot. Initially small, the injury led to a serious, painful illness about three weeks later. He is now slowly improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earthline
Death of George A Gardner veteran stage manager
George Andrew Gardner long connected with Winchester Dramatic Club and famed actors died in Baltimore at 68 from a paralytic stroke after a rehearsal. He was key in charity plays at the Auditorium and worked with Edwin Booth and John T Ford. Gardner’s life centered on theatre from boyhood, ending during a rehearsal for Pinafore at the Arundell Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Dramatic Club
Arundell
Winchester Dramatic Club
Texas
John T. Ford
Mr. Gardner
Baltimore
Holliday
George
Thomas A. Fall
Holliday Forces
Mr. Ford
Edwin Booth
South
Abraham Ettiroain
Mary Anderson
Winchester saloonkeeper found guilty of selling to minor
Spellman of Winchester fined 50 dollars after being found guilty of selling whiskey to a boy believed twenty one. The intoxicated youth Shorts testified he bought the drink at Spellman’s saloon. Shorts was later found guilty of perjury and fined 5 dollars. Prosecutor Reardon announced a license revocation move at the upcoming Corporation Court term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Spellman
Chester
Wilsén
Spellman
Pal
Ritter Gae Spellman
Akold
Name a Battleship Miss Conrad to Name Montana
Miss Conrad, picked by Governor Toole of Montana, will christen the battleship Montana at Newport News on December 15. Her family roots tie to Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley with W G Conrad a Montana banker and mine owner whose fortunes support a Virginia country estate near Millwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Conrad
Conrad
Gillette Murder Reflections Stir Public Outcry
A Tribune obituary tone essay recalls Chester Gillette’s brutal murder of Grace Brown at Big Moose Lake. It condemns betrayal and questions women’s sympathy, urging warnings for young girls and moral reform as a public lesson from the tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Moose Lake
Winchester
Scott
From New York to Richmond by Wheel on 1884 Columbia
Karl Kron of Washington Square New York City travels to Richmond on an old model Columbia bicycle with a high wheel and small trailer. At fifty years old he has drawn much attention in Winchester Harrisonburg and other towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Richmond
Chester
Harrisonburg
Kavanaugh
Kron
Miss Byrd Undergoes Appendectomy at Metcartel Hospital
Miss Avineé Tiupisan, daughter of the late Colonel Wildan Byrd, of this city, underwent appendectomy at Metcartel Hospital today. The operation was successful and she is on the road to recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avineé Tiupisan
Miss Byrd
Funeral of John Henry Markler Confederate Veteran
John Henry Markler, a well known stone mason and Confederate veteran, died Tuesday at his Le Dhinhen Church residence in Shenandosth County. He was about 68, admired for heroism in Manassas battles and served in the Tomsthrogh Company B, 3rd Virginia Infantry, Stonewall Brigade. He leaves a family and was considered a good citizen. Richard E. Byrd returns from Richmond and will stay at home for several days. City Attorney R Gray Williams travels to Washington for the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard E. Byrd
Richmond
R. Gray Williams
Washington
Also Mentioned on This Page
John M. Steck
Penn
A. Seabright
Mr. ©. S. Brumback
Pannett
William Thompson
Enga
Acvused
Representa
Annie Elizabeth Cain
Miss Annie
Elizabeth Cain
Joshua Cain
Ial
Mount Hebron
Ng Woman
Muel Spencer
Engineer Kinney
Jacob Miller
Lebanon Church
Shenandoah County
Tion
Margaret Hahn
Katie
Mary
Ellen
Josephus Snarr
Oolgah
I. T
Israel Winda
Mood
Levi F. Miler
John M. Miller
Indepen
Dence, Kan
Miller
Ean
George A. Gardner
George Andrew Gardner
Agni T. Ford
Edwin
Orelock
Bal
Club
Iunen
York
Twenty-second Street
George Ford
Opera
Mr. Walih
Mr. Gard
Ner
Ager
Brent
Arthur Bhorts
Willam Deshon
Otege
Mr. Spellman
Shorts
Deshon
Wilson
Shorts Boy
James P
Reardon
Commonwealth
Corporation Court
W. J. Conrad
Montana
Shenandoah Valley
White Post
Clarke County
Valley
Virginia
W.G. Conrad
Mosby
Rangers
W. T. Brooke
Norfolk
Ane
Charles Conrad
Land of the
Great Falls
U. S
United States
W. A. Clarke
August Heinz
Conrads
Millwood
Gillette
Nemo
Chester Gillette
Herkimer County
Grace Brown
Forum
Old Trinity
Charlotte Temple
Karl Kron
Washington Square
New York City
Eruthon
William Jennings
William ET Jennings
John Mann M. E. Church
G. P
J. St. Quiett
Colored Odd Fellows
Mersey & Atwell
John Harmerbax
Town
North Frederick Turn
John Henry Mark Lere
Well Knuwn Stone Mason
Dhinhen
Shenandosth
Mr. Miller
Hite
Manassas
Wayed
Toms Throgh Company
Vireinda Infantry
Stonewall
Atwell
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!